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FZNT26 KNHC 100914
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NAVTEX MARINE FORECAST
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
530 AM EDT SAT APR 10 2010

...PLEASE REFER TO THE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST AVAILABLE
THROUGH NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEANS FOR A MORE DETAILED
FORECAST WITHIN 60 NAUTICAL MILES OF THE COASTLINE...

SYNOPSIS FOR CARIBBEAN SEA AND TROPICAL N ATLC FROM 07N TO 22N
BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.SYNOPSIS...A FRONTAL TROUGH OVER THE TROPICAL N ATLC WILL
DISSIPATE BY SUN. OTHERWISE A HIGH PRES RIDGE NE OF THE AREA
WILL MAINTAIN EASTERLY TRADES ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH THE
FORECAST PERIOD. WINDS WILL INCREASE IN THE NW CARIBBEAN ON WED
AS THE PRES GRADIENT STRENGTHENS OVER THE AREA.

E CARIBBEAN E OF 75W TO THE LEEWARD AND WINDWARD ISLANDS
.TODAY THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20
TO 25 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.MON AND TUE...W OF 70W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO
20 KT NEAR COAST OF COLOMBIA EARLY MON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT TUE. E OF 70W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TUE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
WINDWARD PASSAGE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT IN THE
WINDWARD PASSAGE.

TROPICAL N ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 22N BETWEEN 55W AND 65W
.TODAY THROUGH MON...N OF 13N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6
TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 13N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7
FT IN NE SWELL.
.TUE AND WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT
E OF FRONT WED. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL.

SYNOPSIS FOR THE SW N ATLC INCLUDING THE BAHAMAS
.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM 31N72W TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA
WILL REACH FROM 31N70W TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS LATER THIS
MORNING THEN FROM 31N65W TO 26N70W THIS EVENING WHERE IT WILL
STALL OUT AND EVENTUALLY DISSIPATE BY EARLY SUN. HIGH PRES
BUILDS IN BEHIND THE FRONT TODAY THROUGH MON THEN STRENGTHENS

SW N ATLANTIC S OF 31N W OF 65W INCLUDING BAHAMAS
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF BAHAMAS. N OF 27N E OF FRONT S
TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E OF FRONT E TO SE
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT E OF BAHAMAS AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF BAHAMAS. SCATTERED
SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT W
OF BAHAMAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL MON...AND 3 TO 5
FT W OF BAHAMAS.
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT W OF
70W LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON
...THEN BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT W OF 70W LATE.
.WED...N OF 23N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 12 FT. S
OF 23N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL.

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